Passenger Killed in Rollover Near Hawthorne ID'd

HAWTHORNE, NV - A woman was killed in a crash Friday morning in Mineral County.

Highway Patrol troopers say shortly after 8AM, they responded to the single-vehicle crash on US Highway 95, about 23 miles north of Hawthorne.

What they know so far is that the driver of a 1966 Chevrolet pickup was traveling north on the two-lane highway when he changed lanes and overturned. The passenger was thrown from the truck and pronounced dead at the scene.

The driver was taken by ground ambulance to Mount Grant General Hospital in Hawthorne for injuries believed to be in the minor to moderate range. No other vehicles were involved.

No names have been released.

Trooper Chris Kelly of the Nevada Highway Patrol’s Major Accident Investigation Team is investigating this crash. Witnesses or anyone with additional information about the crash is asked to contact him at (775) 689-4661 or ckelly@dps.state.nv.us regarding case number NHP-131202406.

HAWTHORNE, NV - A woman is dead after she was ejected from a car during a rollover crash on US Highway 95 in Mineral County on Friday.

On Friday, December 27, 2013, troopers from the Nevada Highway Patrol were dispatched to a single vehicle rollover around 8:15 a.m.

The Highway Patrol says 60-year-old Steven D. Gordon was driving north in a white 1966 Chevrolet pickup. Angelina C. Lopez, 36, was riding as a passenger.

Troopers say the weather conditions for that stretch of the highway included freezing fog and patches of ice.

Evidence indicates the pickup lost traction, causing the rear portion of the truck to spin and go into the dirt shoulder.

The pickup overturned and ejected Lopez before coming to a stop on its roof, according to troopers.

Troopers say Lopez sustained life-threatening injuries and was pronounced dead a short time later at the scene. Gordon was taken by ground ambulance to Mount Grant General Hospital in Hawthorne for minor injuries.

Trooper Chris Kelly of the Nevada Highway Patrol’s Major Accident Investigation Team is investigating this accident. Witnesses or anyone with additional information about the crash should contact him at (775) 689-4661 or ckelly@dps.state.nv.us regarding case number NHP-131202406.

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